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THOMAS G. PLANT, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BED-LASTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

REISSUED Patented May 17, 1919.

Application filed December 28, 1906, Serial No. 349,782. RenewedNovember 22, 1909. Serial No. 529,299.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. Pna nr, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State ofMassachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Bed-Lasting Machines, ofwhich the following description, in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawingsrepresenting like parts.

This invention relates to machines for lasting boots and shoes;particularly to lasting machines that employ wipers for wip- Suchmachines are variously known in the art, 6. gawiper machines, also bedlasting machines. In the use of machines of this type it is common towipe in the upper with its linings at the toe or heel and then towithdraw the wipers slightly not far enough to lose their holdingengagement with the inturned materials but suflicie'ntly to leave amargin of the latter exposed within the active edges of the wipers topermit the same to be tacked or otherwise fastened in position. It hasbeen found in practice that this partial withdrawal of the wipers tendsalso to withdraw the inturned materials leaving the latter more or lessloosened or slackened at the time of fastening them in position,

thus losing more or less of the shape previously obtained by drawing thematerials tightlyto the wood of the last where they should have beenretained for the best results. I

One of'the objects of my present invention is to correct thisdifficulty, as well as in other respects to improve the construction andmode of operation of a lasting machine of the type referred to, thatbetter and quicker results may be had.

The various features of my invention will be best understood from adescription of one embodiment thereof, such, for instance, asillustrated in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to .the drawings: Figure 1.

shows in side elevation, a typical lasting machine equipped with devicesillustrating one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a plan viewof-the left hand or toe lasting head with the parts in position justprior to the use ofthe additional toe lasting means;

portion of the toe lasting head on the dotted I line 55, Fig. 8; Fig. 6is a sectional detail to be referred to; Figs. 7, 8 and 9 arediagrammatic views illustrating successive steps in the mode ofoperation of the mechanism illustrated inFigs. I to 6 inclusive; Fig. 10is a plan view of the right hand or heel lasting head with the parts inposition before lasting the heel; Fig. 11, a vertical, longitudinalsection of the heel lasting head showing the heel portion of a last withits upper. in position; F 1g. '12, a plan view partly in section, of theheel wipers and holding dogs with cover plate and other parts above thesame removed; Fig. 13 is a transverse section of the upper portion ofthe heel lasting head on the dotted line 1313, Fig. 14; and Figs. 14,15, 16 and 17 are diagrammatic views illustrating successive steps inthe mode of operation of the parts comprising the heel lasting head.

In the particular embodiment ofmy invention selected for illustrationherein and shown in the drawings, referring first to Fig. l, the machineillustrated merely typifies a type of machine to which my invention maybe applied and in connection with which it may be used to advantage.

Other types of machine may be used without departing from the scope ofmy invention.

In the machine shown theframe A is provided at its upper left hand endwith suitable slide-ways Z), for the longitudinally adjustable toelasting head B. movable from left to right-to accommodate shoes'ofdifferent lengths. by adjusting devices controlled by the hand wheel 6The toe wipers are indicated at d, removably securcdin wiper carriers(Z, operated in usual manner by a wiper lever (Z the wiper carricrsbeing angularly adjustable longitudinally to accommodate the spring ofthe last by means controlled by the handle 0*, and a'ngularly adjustabletransversely to accommodate the roll of a last by means controlled bythe handle Q11. The toe of the last (see Fig. when positioned in themachine, rests upon a pad 7' sustained by a vertically Fig. this avertical, longitudinal section of g inovublc toe post 2', adjustable bya wedge i" the toe head Fig. "2; Fig. l: is a detail in side l restingupon a table 17, controlled by a cam 0 on a shaft 0 operated insuitable, manner.

Referring again to Fig. 1, the frame A at its upper right handend isprovided with a longitudinally extended track A, upon which runs acarriage carrying the heel lasting head G. This head has mounted upon itheel wipers d, removably held in suitable carriers d", the same beingangularly adjustable longitudinally to accommodate the lon gitudinalpitch at the heel of'the last by means controlled by a hand wheel 9 andangularly adjustable transversely. to meet the roll of the heel end ofthe last by means controlled by a hand wheel The last is supported atits heel end (see Fig. 11) upon a heel pin is sustained by a heel postIt, adjustable from beneath by a roller k running on a wedge 7.1,controlled by a pinion operated in a suitable manner. The heel wipersare operated to cause them to close and open as desired by a manuallycontrollable wiper lever d (see Fig. 1). The usual treadle operated holddown is indicated at 8, its purpose being to hold the last firmly uponits supports after having been positioned thereon.

The parts above briefly referred to may be of any suitable or desiredconstruction and operation and, either in the form shown or in otherforms, will be entirely familiar to those skilled in the art. Theyrequire, therefore, no further detailed description herein, theirgeneral mode of operation being well-known and understood.

I will first describe various features of my invention that relateparticularly to the toe lasting mechanism.

Referring to Figs. 2, and 7 to 9, the toe wipers (Z', stated to beremovably secured in the wiper carriers (Z, are mounted in any suitableor desired manner in the toe head, the said carriers being slotted at d,d, to receive suitable studs d, d, sustained in the toe head wherebylongitudinal movement of said carriers with theirwipers, to the right,as shown in'the figures, will cause the wipers not only to advance butto .close inward about and over the edge of a last in a wellknownmanner. This movement of the carriers and their wipers is producedherein by links al jointed thereto and to a block moved by the lever (Zreferred to'and fulcrumed at d on' the head. This lever preferablyprojects to the front, toward the operative, and may be provided with ahandle end in convenient position to be engaged by the left hand oftheoperative, whereby said toe wipers may be caused to advance andretreat relative to and We! the toe end of a last positioned in themachine. The above parts, or par s corresponding thereto, likewise neednotdifler substantially from machineswells known in the art.

Mounted upon the machine head, above the wiper carriers, andconstituting one form of cap or holding means to retain said carriers inworking position on the head, (see Fig. 7) are two side plates 10, 10,in which the upper ends of the studs d d may be held. These plates areprovided with raised lugs to receive and hold the ends of a hinge rod 11upon which and between said lugs is hinged the left hand end of asupplemental carrier 12. This supplemental carrier is more or less boxshaped or hollow, to receive between its side walls (see Fig. 7) a pairof holding lasters 13, fulcrumed at 14 in the supplemental carrier.These lasters at their outer ends overlie the wipers (Z and have theirmner edges downturn ed to form lips 15 (see Fig. 1), adapted to drop infront of or within the inner, active edges of the wipers. Normally thesupplemental'carrier, with its lastors 13, stands in an elevated,upturned position as shown in Fig. 1, and, when the lasters are to bebrought into use, said supplemental carrier is turned down intoposition. To arrest the carrier and its lasters 13 when so turned down,I have provided said lasters at their outer ends (see Figs. 4 and 7)each with a vertically sliding stop pin 16, supported at its upper endby a saring 17 carried by its laster. The upper faces of the wipers dare provided, at a suitable distance inward from their active edges andsubstantially parallel tothe latter, with grooves 18, preferably Vshaped, and

adapted to receive the lower V shaped ends of said pins 16. I

Since the wipers may be rights or lefts, that is, since they may presenta pronounced swing to the right or to the left according to theparticular shoe to be operated upon, and, since the lasters 13 ifpositioned for either right or left wipers would not necessarily conformto the wipers next to be used when turned down upon the latter, it isdesirable to provide means, such as the spring supported pins 16, tocontact with the surfaces of the wipers and thereby arrest and supportthe lasters 13 above the wipers and in position to prevent contact ofthe downturned lips 15 with the wipers when the lasters are turned downthereupon. These lips for the best results should be provided with teeth19 (see Fig. 4) forbetter engag-. ment with the materials to be actedupon,

and said teeth would be blunted if permitted to contact with themetallic wipers (1'.

After the lasters have been arrested in their downturned movement by thespring supported pins 16, the operative, seizing them between hisfingers, shifts them to one or the other side until the V shaped ends ofsaid pins 16 drop into the grooves 18 provided therefor in the wipers.This permits the lasters to drop low enough to cause their lips 15to-drop in front of the active edges of the wipers but not low enough topermit a pad has their toothed edges to contact with the material underthe wipers.

Referring again to Fig.v 7, the inner, tail ends of the lasters 13 areprovided with overlapping 63.181131 to preserve their level and.

parallelism. Said inner ortail ends of the lasters 13.areinade flaring,as shown, to re ceive between them a wedge or closer 20, provided with astud 21 that rises through an opening in the top of the box shapedsuppleme'ntal carrier 12 and carries at its upper 'end a. loose block 22that plays in a longi- -,1 i iaterials thereon. The said wedge isprovided witha nose piece 26 that plays freely in a groove providedtherefor in the under side of the tbp-.o f the boX shaped supplementalcarrier. as besfish wiin Fig. The tails of the last-ers 13 aremaintained in effective contact with the wedge piece 20 by springs 27(see Fig. 7).

Overlymg the supplemental carrier 12 (see Fig. 2) is a yoke 28 (shownbest m'Fig.

8) the same embracing the stud 21 that con-- nects the laster handlewiththe wedge 20, said yoke piece having its ends downturned at the outersides of said supplemental carrier (see Fig. 6) and extendedlongitudinallyito form a pair of inclined or bevel 'ended fingers 29'adapted to play longitudinally in the toe head and at the sides of saidsupplemental carrier and relative thereto. These bevelend'ed fingers 29are adapted to be projected forward by the handle 2t to cause them topass under the oppositely beveled ears 30 secured upon the machine head,thereby to depress said fingers, their yoke and the toe lasters to causethe point 19 of the lasters to bc pressed into or upon the materialdirectly in frontof the wipers.

Heretofore there have been two general types of bed last'inpimachines inuse. in one of which the plates have merely an opening and closingnovement, while in the other the head, carryingthe plates, has alsoarising; and falliii anovementl In the former type usually been relied'-upon to close about and upon the end-of the last to shape theniateriiils' thereto prqnuatory to their being broken "down or infoldedupon theinsole. (In the latter type it has been customary. byclosing'thewipers againstthe end of the last. to utilize the liftingmovement of the head through thewipers, to smooth the l manner the saidlasters may 1 materials upward about the end of the last beforeinfolding them by the same Wipers .upon the insole. My invention isapplicable to either type of machine, but in the present instance I haveshown, by way of illustration, a machine wherein the toe head has arising and falling movement. 1

The preferred operation of the mechanism shown is as follows, namely;the shoe having been jacked in position with its toe upon the toe postshown, and the supplemental carrier with its lasters turned into theirelevated or inoperative positions, the operative by 'means of the handle(Z closes the Wipers (Z more or less and simultaneously therewith raisesthe head to cause the wipers to close against the materials at the endof the last, to wipe the latter upward to the level of the insole uponthe upturned bottom of the last.

If he desires, the operative may now close the wipers in the usualmanner, by a further movement of the handle (Z to break down thematerials and in'fold. them upon the margin of the insole upon the last,before bringing the laster 13 into operation, and he may the work andmaterials require. In many resist the infolding action of the wipers tosuch an extent that it is diflicult to draw the materials to the woodand give thereto the desired shape of the last. In other words, thefrictional engagement between the wipers and the materials is notsutlicient to draw the latter to the wood. My invention furnishes meansfor correcting this difliculty, and with the mechanism shown, in thefollowing manner:

After having brought' the wipers to the level of the insole or, wherethere is no lift of the wipers. after having brought the latter up tothe work. the lasters 13 may be turned down into position and then, asthe wipers are advanced over the edge of the insole by manipulation ofthe handle d. or prior thereto, the operative with his other hand drawsforward the laster handle 2-1,causing by its initial movement thedepression of the lasters 13 to cause their points to be jammed into orto enter the surface of the materials to be lasted, thereby obtainingthereon a positive bite or engagement that will not slip. Thereafter,the .two handles are advanced substantially together the further ad*aneement of the lastr-r handle 21 acting to advance the wedge 20 (Fig.7) to cause the active ends of the lasters 13 with their eninsole andthereby'throup'h their said points over and about the end of the lastand 0btanning a degree oi: stretch or conformation tional means alone.lVhen do this a plurality of times if the natureof instances however,the materials to be lasted 10 positively to draw the materials inward tothe last that: would be impossible by fric;

acting in this supplement the i engin )oints 1S) iositivelv to closeoverthe in i a frictional action ofthe wipers behind them,

or, they may be used to the exclusion of frictional means. After havingbeen thus advanced, to draw "the materials inward they may be, retainedby holding the laster handle 2st in position until the wipers have beenpositioned to clampthe materials near the edge of the last butsufliciently back from the edges thereof to permit of fastening thesame, after which said lasters 13 may be released and turned upward topermit of tacking the exposed edges of the materials in position closeto the edges of the wipers. Thus my invention as embodied in themechanism shown provides means for effectively preventing any slackeningof the stock by the backing off or partial withdrawal of the wiperspreparatory to tacking and therefore preserves the best shape that it ispossible to give to the materials by lasting devices; it also furnishesmeans other than the usual wipers forpositively drawing the upper upwardand about the end of the last where the materials would resist theaction of usual lasting means to such-an extent as to prohibit properlasting or to prolong .the lasting operation unduly. For example, theusual wipers employed inlasting a toe are so constructed and operatedand also are almost always so adjusted by the operative as to take besthold of the-materials at and about the immediate end of the last, andthey have little or no hold on the materials at a point-say one and onehalf to two inches down each side from the end of the toe, which makesit next to impossible to draw the upper down closely to the curve in thelast just back of the thickest point of the top section of the toe.Because of this, the materials at such points down the sides of the lastare brought in under such light tension or pull that, when-the shoehasthe sole attached and is placed under the pressure of the levelingmachine, the materials at and in the vicinities of these points bulgeoutward and produce an uneven and irregular line at the side of the toe,thus losing the effect and desired contour of the last. By the use ofend lasters, as described, the materials at the sides of the toe may bedrawn inward as tightly as desired and to such extent as effectually toprevent the objectionable bulging referred to.

In other respects than here mentioned the lasting may proceed alongwell-known lines, it being unnecessary here to describe the many detailsthat would suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

Having raised the head and the wipers d to the level of the insole andclosed the latter to infold the materials upon the insole, the

operative may if he prefers now turn. the supplemental carrier 12downward, until supported upon the wipers J by the spring pins 16andthen adjust the lastcrs 13 so that said pins will drop into thegrooves 18 thereby, as stated, dropping the lips 15 in front 'of theactive edges of the wipers. He may then grasp with his other hand thelaster handle 24 and bring said handle forward to produce correspondingforward movement of the'yoke 28 causing the bevel ended fingers 29 ofsaid'yoke to pass under the ears 3.0 on the'head which latter de ressthe said fingers and their yoke and t ereb correspondingly depress thesupplementa carrier 12 with its lasters 13 to cause the points 19 uponthe leading ends of said lasters to be impinged upon or to enter thematerials'immediately in front of the active edges of the closed wipers,as shown in Fig. 7. In other words, this forward movement of the lasterhandle 24 causes the lasters 13 to be jammed down upon the materialsimmediately in frontof the'closed wi ers to clampthe latter firmly intheir info ded positions.

While now retaining his hold upon the laster handle 24 to retain it andthe lasters in position, clamping the infolded materials upon theinsole, the o erat-ive may retract the wiper handle (1 sui 'ciently towithdraw the wiper toward the margin of the insole (as shown in Fig. 8')but not sufficiently to remove the wipers from holding contact with theinfolded materials.

The operative may now return the laster handle 24 to its ori inalposition, withdrawing the fingers 29 roin beneath the ears 80 therebyreleasing the lasters, leaving them free to be turned upward into theiroriginal chine, the wipers d are removably'mounb' ed,- as stated, 1nwiper carrier d provided as,usual with slots d d, which receive usualstuds'd d sustained in the. heel' lasting head and which cause the saidcarriers and their wipers ,to be closedand opened as they are advancedand retracted by means of the handle al Said handle is connected withsaid wiper carriers by usual links d", as shown in Fig.10, whereby thehandle n'iovements are communicated to the wiper carriers.

In the heel the additional parts are mounted in a supplemental carrier,here marked 31, hinged at 31 in the heel head. Thissupplemental carrieris substantially box shaped and receives between its side walls (seeFig. 12) two heel lasters 32. These heel .lasters are not pivoted aboutfulcra fixed in the supplemental head as here shown with the toemechanism, but are provided respectively.

head, as with the toe head,

with studs 33, 34, (see Fig. 12) which provided therefor in the top wallof the box shaped supplemental carrier. These slots correspond inarrangement with the slots d and d so that if the heel wipers and theheellasters 32 be simultaneously advanced to' the left over the lastthey will be caused to close and open substantially correspondingly. Thestuds 34 are also prolonged at their lower ends (Fig. 13) to dropthrough the top plate of the heelhead and to enter ends said lasters 32are provided with studs 39, upon which are loosely fulcrumed the seatlasters 40 also provided with depending lips 41, provided with likepoints to enter the material. The heel lasters 32 are held normallyopen-at their active ends by a spring 42 connecting their inner or rearends (see Fig. 12), said spring acting to cause the lips 37 of saidlasters to be held back normally in contact with the active edges of thewipers behind them. Similarly, the. seat lasters 40 are held in theiropened positions with their lips 41 against the active edges of saidwipers by springs 43, connecting said seat lasters with lugs on thelasters 32. The spring actuated movements of the seat lasters 40 arelimited by stops 44 thereon which cooperate with corresponding stops 45on the lasters 32. To maintain the level or parallelism of the heellasters 32, their tail portions are respectively provided withoverlapping ears 45*, which have a free sliding movement one upon theother. I

The seat lasters 40 are provided with tail pieces 46, adapted to beengaged by the inclined ends of a forked actuator 47 which overlies theheel lasters 32 (see Fig. 11)

' and is shaped to rise above and to permit its stem to extendrearwardly over the tails of said heel lasters. At its rear end the stemof said actuator 47 is slotted at 48 to receive the depending stud 49 onthe heel laster handle 50, fulcrumed at 51 (see Fig.

beneath the conversely bevel. edged ears 54.

i on the heel head, so that as said yoke is advanced said fingers 53will cause it to be depressed together with the heel lasters beneath itto jam said lasters into engagement with the materials in a mannersimilar to the toe lasters described.

p The last having been jacked, and the heel clamp, typified at m (Fig;11), having been closed about and upon the heel, the operative turns.the supplemental carrier 31 down into position, directing the' heellasters 32 and 40 with his fingers, so as to permit the studs or pins 34to enter the slots or openings 351 provided therefor; (see Fig. 13) inthe wiper carriers,;this leaving the lips on the heel lasters and seatlasters standing in front of the wipers but with their toothed orpointed edges above the under or active faces of the said wi -53: Theoperative now, by means of the usual heel wiper lever (5 advancestheheel wipers 'to break down the materials at the heel of the last. If thework justifies or requires the operative now operates the laster handle50 to depress the heel and seat lasters at the beginning of the heellasting operation so as to cause them to have effective engagement withthe materials at the heel, and since they are now held down inengagement with the materials, farther advancement or closing of theWipers must carry the lasters before them to cause the materials to bedrawn positively about and over the heel end of the last, thusaccomplishing what a mere frictional engagement as between the wipersand said materials could not. The operative may now return the wiperhandle al without danger of correspondingly withdrawing the infoldedmaterials, and, having brought them near to but not over the edge of theinsole, suiiiciently to leave Within the wipers enough material toprovide for proper fastening thereof, he returns the laster handle 50 toits normal position, freeing the heel and seat lasters so that they maybe turned upward into their normal positionstFig. 1) to permit him totack or otherwise fasten the infolded edges of the this difficulty for,whether the heel lasters be brought intopositive engagement with thematerials at the beginning of the lasting operation and sovas positivelyto draw said materials inward over the last, or, whether they be broughtdown merely to clamp and hold said materials after the latter have beenbrought in by the wipers, the handle 50 may be further advanced beyondwhat was necessary 'merely' to depress the heel and seat lasters andwithout further depressing the lasters, to cause its stud 49 (Fig. 11)to meet the front end of the slot 43 in the ac tuator 47 and cause saidactuator to be advanced from its position Fig. ll to its position Fig.15. This advance of said actuator through contact of its inclinedleading arms with the tails of the seat lasters 40 operates to turn saidseat lasters about their fulcra into their positions-Fig. 15, to causean inward and rearward draft toward the center ofthe heel seat to beexerted upon the materials at the rear end of the shank and at the frontof the heel seat, to draw the ma.- terials thereat. closely in to thelast and in a direction and manner heretofore impossible in lastingmachines ol this type. Of course said seat lasters having been thusturned inward by final movementof the heel laster handle '50. may beretained in such innermost position by holding said handle 50 during thewithdrawal of the. wipers preparatory to tacking, so that when the saidheel and seat lasters are released and raised from the work thematerials will be found in all respects in proper position ande'ondition for fastening. Thus for the first time so far as known to me,I am able properly to last the heel seat. Similarly also at the toe.

the toe lasters descril'ied furnish means for obtaining an inward draftof the "materials atthe sides of the toe portion of the last and in thevicinity of the tip line which is absolutely necessary for proper toelasting, yet which it has been heretofore impossible to obtain Withwipers such as heretofore used.

It is not customary to shift the heel wipers for rights and lefts,consequently it is not necessary to illustrate means for shittingtheheel laste'rs and shank laslers. At the toe, however, it is customary toshift the wipers according as the shoes lo be a ted are rights or lofts,and, while the construction and mounting ol the toe laslers 1;) are suchas to permit ot considerable variation in shape of the wipers employedin connection therewith, nevertheless, it the swing ol' the shoe isextreme it will be found d sirable after a certain range has beenreached to change the toe lasters as well as the wipers. To permit ofthis change the fulcrum pins 14 (see Figs. 4 and 5) upon which the toelasters 13 are mounted are provided in'nneT diat-ely above thesupplemental carrier 12 with segmental flanges 55, adapted forengagement with the hooked ears 56 on the said carrier. hen the saidpins are turned to carry the said flanges 57 under said ears 56, saidpins will be loclted against withdrawal butb v giving them av partialturn their flanges may be freed'from the ears and i the pins readilywithdrawn to permit of the substitution of properly shaped toe lasters,in connection withwhieh they are to be used.

My invention obviously, is not limited to the particular ei'nbodimentthereof herein shown but may be varied within the scope of the inventiongathered from the foregoing description and the claims.

Having described my invention, and without limiting myself to immaterialdetails, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent is: i

1. A lasting. machine comprising, in combination, a last support, endwipers for laying the margin of the material to be lasted over theinsole, a device positivelyto engage the material in front of thewipers, and means to move said, wipers and device after such engagementin a single plane substantially parallel with the bottom of the last tostretch and conform the malerials'to the last.

2. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a last support. endwipers, positive work engaging lasting devices constructed and arrangedto operate in front of the wipers on one side only of the materials tobe lasted and within the area bounded by the edge of the last, and meansto-close and open said wipers and devices relatively to the last bymovement in a plane substantially pa 'allel with the bottom thereof.

3. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a last support, a wiperfor engaging the material at the end of the last and means to operateit, and a device acting in front ot. the wiper positively to engage theouter surface only of the material engaged by the wipers. and means tomove the wiper and said device relalively'to the last and in a planesubstantially parallel with the bottom thereof.

t. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a last support. wipingmeans. devices to engage the outer snrtacc only of the malcrial in troutot' the wiping means. and means For moving said devices in a planesubstantially parallel with the bottom of the last. said dwices beingconstructed and arranged to hold said material during retraction of lhewiping means.

5. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support. wipingmeans, and positive work engaging (l(\'l('t-l and means to operate thesame imullancously with and immediately in advance of the of said wipingn'ieans.

(l. A lasting machine comprising. in com bination. a last support.wiping means. and combined positive work drawing and work holding meanscooperating with said wiping means. conslructtal and arranged to engagethe 'oulcr snrl'ace only ol the material to be act ing facesliiil movesaid wipers to break down the material to be lasted, and work holdingmeans normally 111 lnoperative position with means for bringing the sameinto operative engage- .I'nent with the materials broken down. by thewipers and thereafter to advance the same substantially parallel withthe bottom of the last. r

- 8. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a last support,Wiping means, positive work engaging means cooperating with the wipingmeans, normally in inoperative position and wholly on one side of thematerial to be lasted, and means to bring the same into operativeposition and thereafter move the same positively substantially parallelwith the bottom of the last to draw the work to position and hold saidWork for withdrawal of the wiping means.

9; A lasting machine comprising in com"- binationa last support, endwiping means, positive work engaging devices for operating at each sideof the shoe and a carrier therefor mounted to swing said devices intoand out of operative positions and means to close said devices towardthe center of the shoe when in this operative position.

10. A'lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endwipers, and positive work engaging means arranged to be operated by saidwipers.

11. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endwipers, and positive work engaging means having simultaneous closingmovement with said wipers.

12. A lasting machine comprising in combination alast support, endwipers, positive work engaging means, and means to impart thereto and tosaid wipers both simultaneous and independent closing movements.

13. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endwipers, positive 5 work engaging means normally in inoperative positionand adapted to be brought into operative relationship to said wipers,movable means to arrest said positive work engaging devices when placedin juxtaposition to said wipers, and means thereafter to operate saidwork engaging devices.

14. A lasting machine comprising in com bination a last support, endwipers, positive work engaging means'normally in inoperative positionand adaptedto bebrought into operative relationship to said wipers,movable means to arrest said pBsitive work engaging devices when placedin juxtaposition to said wipers, provisions for predeterminatelypositioning said devices with relation to said wipers and meansthereafter to operate the same. p

15. A lasting machine comprising in com- 'tively bination a lastsupport, end wipers and means to m ve the same, and additional positivework engaging devices jand means to open and close the same aboutvertical axes.

16. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, end.wipers,.supplementary lasting devices over. the insole, and means toimpart vertical movement thereto for engagementwiththe outer surfaceonly 7 of the material to be lasted.

17. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endwipers, end

lasters arran ed on opposite sides of the last over the inso e and meansto impart vertical also closing and opening movements. thereto relativeto and independent of said wipers.

18. A lasting machine comprisingin com bination a last support, endwipers and means to operate them, end lasters arranged on opposite sidesof the last and means to close and open the same toward and from thecenter of the last independently of said wipers, saidend lasterspresenting-respeca plurality of workengaging projec tions. I

19. A lasting machine comnrising in combination a lastsupport, endwipers operating about the tip of a last, and independently operable-endlasters over the insole operating at the sides of the last near the endthereof and-in a plane substantially parallel to the last bottom.

20. A lasting machine comprising in combination a work support, a pairof end wipers, a pair of positively" engaging end lasters, all movablein planes. substantially parallel with the bottom ofthelast at the endof the latter, and means to operate said Wipers and lasters. Y x

21. A lasting machine comprising in com bination a work support, a pairof .end

wipers, a pair of end lasters, means to 0p and means to depress said endlasters independently of the closing thereof. 23. A lasting machinecomprising in combination a last support, end wipers and an operatinghandle therefor extended-t0 one side of the machine, end lastersjoverthe insole and an ,operating handleztherefor extended to theoppositeside of the machine. 24. A lasting machine comprising in combination alast support, end Wipers and an .operating handle therefor extended toone side of the machine, end lasters over the in sole and an-operatinghandle therefor extending to the opposite side of the machine, saidhandles being operable in unison and independently.

25. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endlasting means comprising members adapted to be closed and openedrelative to the last, and other members moving in the same planetherewith and adapted to have closing and opening movement relative tothe last simultaneously with said end lasting means.

26. A lasting machine'comprising in combination a last support, endlasting means comprisingmembers constructed to close and open relativeto a last and other members mounted thereon and movable therewith, andmeans to move said other members additionally to their movement. bysaidfirst named members.

27. A lasting machine comprising in combination a last support, endlasting means COmPIjSlIIQ; a pair of members mounted for closing andopening movement about the end of a last, and additional members carriedthereby at a point removed from the end of the last and having closingand opening movements in a direction toward a point within the circle oftheend of the last.

28. A lasting machine comprising in combination'heel wipers,supplementary heel lasting devices operating within .aid Wipers, saiddevices comprising heel lasters proper and connected seat members withmeans for operating said heel lastcrs proper and seat membersindependently.

29. A lasting machine comprising in COITF bination heel wipers,supplementary heel lasting devices'operating within said wipers, Saiddevicescomprising heel ,lasters proper and connected seat members withmeans for operating said heel lasters proper and seat members bot-hsimultaneously and-independently. r 30. A lasting machine including incombination positive engagin end lasters comprising a plurality ofmemdiers adapted to be advanced and closed relative to the last end andother members mounted on said first named members, and means to closethem relative to said first named members.

3]. A lasting machine comprising in combination end wipers and 'i'neansto operate 'thcm, end lastcrs operable within said wipers and means tooperate the same, and seat lastersconnected with and to be moved'by,

also independently of saidend lasters.

32. A lasting machine (:0: iprising in combination positively engagingend lasters, the lat ter including members with means to advance andclose the same over-the last, other members connected with said firstnamedmembers and means to move the same relative to said first namedmembers, and means to depress all said members toward thework.

bination a wiper carrier wipers and means to operate the same, thepositively engaging toe lasters l3, and the supplemental carriertherefor sustained on said wiper carrier.

34. A lasting machine containing in combination toe wipers and means tooperate them. the positively engaging lasters 13 having lips 15,provided each with a series of teeth and operating means therefor.

35. A. lasting machine containing, in combination, toe wipers and meansto operate them, he la-sterslC-l, the movable yoke 28 constructed tolock the lasters in working position by its movement, and. operatingmeans for the latter.

' 36. .k lasting machine containing in combination toe wipers havingchannels 18, operating means therefor, the lastersdfl, a supplci'ncntalcarrier therefor, and the pins 1.6. carried by the lasters and adaptedto enter the channels 18.

37. A lasting'machine containing in combination heel wlpers andoperating means therefor, heel lasters 32, a laster carrier havcarriedl'iy the heel lasters andoperating means for the seatlasters.

40. A lasting machine containing in combination heel wipers andoperating means therefor, heel lasters $32, the yoke 52 constructedtolock said lasters in operative position, the seat lasters 4-0 carried.by the heel lastersand the actuator 47 for the seat lasters.

4]. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, means operating insubstantially the plane of the last bottom for placing an upper inoverworked position on a last, and

means constituting an element of the lasting nnu-binc to maintain saidupper in position during withdrawal of the overworlting means before theupper is secured to the last. 42. A lasting machine comprising, incombination. means for placing an upper in owiavorked position on alast, and means constituting an element of the lasting machinepositively to enga go the upper to maintain the same in position duringwithdrawal of the overworking means before the upper is secured to thelast.

43. A. lasting machine comprising, in combination. means r'or moving theI last and work relatively to draw the work to the last 33. A lastingmachine containing in com- I at the sides of the last end, a deviceadjacent the last bottom positively to engage the work so drawn to thelast and movable toward the center of the last, and'a'ctuating means forsaid parts. 1

44. A lastingmachine comprising, in combination, lifting means forengaging and drawing the Work to the last at the sides of the lastend,-a device over the lastbottom positively to engage the Work so drawnto the last, and means to move said device relatively to the last tooverlie the work upon the last bottom.

45. A lasting machine comprising, in com bination, means to Work theupper over the sides of the last end, positive work engaging lastingdevices arranged over the last end and at each side thereof, and meansto open and close the same substantially in the plane of the lastbottom.

46. A lasting machine comprising, in com bination, .toe Wipers, holdinglasters adjacent said Wipers and constructed positively to engage thework, and means to actuate said. lasters in a plane substantiallyparallel to the last bottom independently of said wipers and stretch theupper toward the center of the last.

47 A lasting machine comprising, in combination, folding toe wipers,folding toe lasters,,means to open and close said wipers and independentmeans to open and close said lasters.

48. A lasting machine comprising, in, combination, toe Wipers, and anauxiliary toe lasting 'device'yieldingly sustained upon said Wipers.

49. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, toe wipers, anauxiliary toe lasting device normally removed from contact with saidWipers, a carrier on which said device is mounted, a yielding connectionbetween said-device and the carrier and means whereby said device may beplaced in operative relationship to said wipers.

50. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, toe wipers, anauxiliary lasting device for each wiper normally removed from contactwith said wipers and means to bring the same into contact with saidWipers, said wipers .being constructed to insure predeterminately eachdevice being in correct operative relationship therewith.

51. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, toe wipers havinggrooves adjacent their active edges, an auxiliary lasting device foreach wiper, and a pin carried by each device to engage its respectivegroove and thereby position said devices with respect to said wipers.

52. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, toe wipers, a carrieradjacent said wipers, and auxiliary work engaging means removablysustained by said carrier.

A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a toe lasting head, asupplemental carrier sustained thereby, and positive engaging toelasting devices removably mounted in said carrier.

54. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a carrier, positiveengaging toe lasting devices fulcrumed vertically therein, and means formoving said devices about their fulcrums in a direction to draw the workover the insole and toward the center of the last.

55. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a carrier, positiveengaging toe lasting devices fulcrumed thereinyan actuator therefor, andmeans to maintain said devices in contact with the actuator.

' 56. A lasting machine comprising, in combination, a carrier, positiveengaging lasting devices fulcrumed therein, a Wedge-shaped memberbetween the shanks of said devices, and means for moving said member.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS Gr. PLANT.

Vitnesses FREDERICK L. EMERY, ROBERT H. Kan raring

